The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-06-24

D.. MARY's EPISCOPAL CuuRca ~ Bos-
ton was Quilted BY nro on the 18TH. Ioss,
oiO0OO The 6re Il believed 70 have been
Of incendiary origin.
TnR Secretary Of the Interior has re-
scindcd his order Of March % 1855, with
drawing from the operation Of the public
land laws fractional range Il In the STATE
Of Colorado for the purposes Of NATIONAL
cattle trail
TnE President since his return from
Saranac, drives out 70 Oak View at half
self for an hour or more with country air
and returns TO the White House ~ seven
and eats a solitary dinner.
DR. = H. BArExAx, Of Alabama Centre,
N. ". fell from the platform Of an excur-
sion train leaving sanborn on the lSth,
and was killed.
A STRIKE Of all the building trades en-
plcyes IA St Paul, Mimi, began on the
18th in sympathy with the carpenters,
who are out for nine hours.
TmE White Star Line steamer. Brittanic,
which was in collision with the Celtic OF
the s.sne line. sailed on the 18th for Liver
pool. Her officcrs were tho same a. when
the disaster occurred.
PmvArE adviccs from Rio de Janeiro
represent Dom Pedro, Empcror OF Brazil,
as suffering from . dangerous attack e
diabetes aud lying In a critical condition.
A YOUNG woman was executed In France,
on the 18th, for matricide.
Wnn.E J. A. Ryan and Harry Treloar
were drilling out . blast which missed
| IRE in the Paint River mine 1T Crystal
| Falls, Mich, on the 14th, the blast went
| on, blowing on the head and arms OF both
| men, and horribly managing their bodies
| RoILrS NJ. SQUIRE, who was loinlf IN
| dicted with Maurice Il. Flynn, for be-
| trayal OF his trust A. Public Works Com
| missioner In New York, sailed on the 18th
| for London on the Irave. His counsel
| say that he will be back ia time TO stand
| trial in November.
| The members OF the New York Press
| Association and their ladies, who went 70
| Boston on the occasion Of their annual ex
| cursion, visited on the 18th, In company
| with the local editors Of Cambridge, the
| principal objects Of interest ia the city.
| THE one hundred and nlnetee nth annua al
| &C mmencement OF Brown University at
| Providence, X l.. was held on the 18th.
| The degree Of Bachelor OF Arts was con-
| ferred upon thirty eight men. Degrees
| were conferred as follows; Doctor OF
| Divinity, Frederick 9. Wright; Doctor OF
Laws, Isaac 9. Wilson. OF Chicago. and
| James p. .Boyce, OF Louisville, KY.
| An order was issued on the 18th by Gen
| eral Sheridan for the garrisoning Of Fort
| Meyer. near Washington The post will
DC commanded by Major Lewis H. Car
pcnter, OF the Fifth Cavalry, who is sta
| toned at Fort supply. l. 4.
| TaE jury in the Sharpe bribery trial
was completed on the 18th. Mr. Sharpe
was committed to the custody OF the
sheriff, but was permitted TO 60 10 his
home under guard Of deputy. Twenty.
one hundred talesmen were summoned
before jury was secured.
THE American Board Of Foreign Mis-
si0ns have received news OF terrible
famine in Asia Minor. The harvest time
has passed, but not single sheaf Of
grain will be cut in all the plains ordi.
narily 50 fertile, save in q few fields ar.
tifcialiy watered. The drought has been
the worst for centuries.
The Department OF State has received
through the British Min lister at Washing
ton, an invitation 70 this Government "a
take part In the Centennial Internatona al
Exhibition, which Is TO be held at Mel
bourne, Australia, In ISIS, and will b
kept open for six months. Ample space
will be reserved for American exhibitors
THE Princess Of Wales and her family
visited the Wild West show on the 18th
together with a score Of foreign royalties
all OF whom rode in the Dead wood coach
the Princess being seated on the box b.
the side OF Buffalo Bill, who drove thu
horses alta ched 20 the vehicle.
THE enormous Influx Of visitors to par
ticipate in the jubilee festivities in Lon
don has exceeded the most extravagan
estimates, and the floods Of arrivals con
tinue undated. The hotels have lonl
since ceased to receive guests. and the
lodging houses are filled TO overhowing.